only those signed in with a timestamp at the beginning of the session on 2/22/13 will be counted for credit.
Overview
The Information Age has swept in voluminous amounts of Internet based, multimedia resources that can be used for solving problems, communicating, and processing information in the your classroom. Engaging and effective educators who use and/or teach with the digital content directly support their students mastery of Common Core standards.
Essential Question | What tools and resources that will allow me to dig deep into Common Core Standards and foster sound, student-centered, technology-enabled pedagogy?
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this session, you will be better prepared to:
access CC tools that can aid you during lesson planning;
support 21st Century Skills through digital content;
leverage select digital content repositories that can be used in your learning and teaching practices;
better evaluate the alignment to CC and presence of Information and Technology Essential Standards in selected digital content resources.
I.Oh the Possibilities... Tools and Resources
Digital Content Resources Aligned with Common Core (CC)
Just as reminder there are online resources to quickly find standards by subject, grade, and subject category (domain/cluster)...for English/Language Arts and for Math. This app includes standards for grades K-12. All of these resources great reference for teachers to EASILY and READILY explore, understand, and apply the core standards.
Digital Resources
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Gooru
Though still in beta, allows teachers and students to search for rich collections of multimedia resources, digital textbooks, videos, games and by educators in the Gooru community. Gooru Tutorial
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. If someone wants to look at a copy of Euclid's Elements from centuries ago, all they have to do is search the database. There are some editable versions as well! 0
The Smithsonian Channel, a joint venture of the Smithsonian Institution and Showtime explores the history of our planet, life and culture. This website brings SCHOOL APPROPRIATE content from the world's leading cultural institution into a media-rich environment. 0
Lesson Plans, Interactives, & Exercises
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Thinkfinity
Thinkfinity offers comprehensive teaching and learning resources across ALL content areas. The resources are grade-specific and are aligned with and CC. 0
Socrative
Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers by engaging their classrooms with a series of educational exercises and games accessible on any mobile or web enabled device. 0
Curriki
Curriki, a play on the words 'curriculum' and 'wiki', is a not-for-profit organization that is building the first and only Internet site for Open Source Curriculum (OSC), which will provide universal access to free curricula and instructional materials for grades K-12. 0
ReadWriteThink
ReadWriteThink provides educators with best practices and interactive resources for reading and English language arts instruction.
II. Explore & Evaluate Digital Content Resources(45+ minutes)
EXPLORE! In true Project Based Learning style, you will explore the resources above and answer the essential question:
What tools and resources that will allow me to dig deep into Common Core Standards and foster sound, student-centered, technology-enabled pedagogy?
Please select ONE resource from either Digital Resourcelist (green gear), or fromLesson Plans, Interactives, Exercises (yellow gear) sections above that peak your interest and you want to explore more.
It is recommended that you find a partner with similar interests and explore your selections together.
Feel free to explore and evaluate another resource too, just select the the appropriate Google Form above to guide you. HAVE FUN!
* During your exploration you are asked to evaluate resources based on their NC Information and Technology Essential Standards - for more information on this, go to dpi.state.net and/or view the complete standards for grades 9-12
(15 minutes) SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE: Discuss what you explored and how you may apply these resources to your curriculum. Consider what other folks have to say about the same resource you explored. Learn about what others saw in resources you did not explore.
Let's consider how these resources impact how you approach digitally supported learning and teaching:
How can you connect teaching to 21st Century Skills through technology integration with these materials?
How do you envision these materials and resources supporting your current curriculum?
What other take-aways do you want to record, not only for this session, but for your full day of PD?
Use the online journaling tool Penzu, (Penzu Tutorial is available in Tutorials link), to capture your thoughts.
Additional Resources:
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has released a new toolkit designed to help educators implement Common Core State Standards within the P21 Framework for 21st Century Skills.
Five-Picture Charades is a flexible model for helping teachers create and edit digital media with their students. This article describes pedagogical uses of this activity across the content areas, as well as describe ways to relate Five-Picture Charades to lesson planning and curriculum development projects.
Alexander, C. & Hammond, T.C. (2012). : A Flexible Model for Technology Training in Digital Media Tools and Teaching Strategies. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 12(1), 55-70. AACE. Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/34557.
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only those signed in with a timestamp at the beginning of the session on 2/22/13 will be counted for credit.Overview
The Information Age has swept in voluminous amounts of Internet based, multimedia resources that can be used for solving problems, communicating, and processing information in the your classroom. Engaging and effective educators who use and/or teach with the digital content directly support their students mastery of Common Core standards.Essential Question | What tools and resources that will allow me to dig deep into Common Core Standards and foster sound, student-centered, technology-enabled pedagogy?
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this session, you will be better prepared to:I.Oh the Possibilities... Tools and Resources
Digital Content Resources Aligned with Common Core (CC)
*But before we get started... a Bonus Resource!
Common Core Master App
Just as reminder there are online resources to quickly find standards by subject, grade, and subject category (domain/cluster)...for English/Language Arts and for Math.This app includes standards for grades K-12. All of these resources great reference for teachers to EASILY and READILY explore, understand, and apply the core standards.
Digital Resources
000000000
Gooru
Though still in beta, allows teachers and students to search for rich collections of multimedia resources, digital textbooks, videos, games and by educators in the Gooru community. Gooru TutorialInternet Archive
The Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. If someone wants to look at a copy of Euclid's Elements from centuries ago, all they have to do is search the database. There are some editable versions as well!0
New York Public Library Digital Gallery
NYPL Digital Gallery provides free and open access to over 800,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more.0
Smithsonian Channel
The Smithsonian Channel, a joint venture of the Smithsonian Institution and Showtime explores the history of our planet, life and culture. This website brings SCHOOL APPROPRIATE content from the world's leading cultural institution into a media-rich environment.0
Lesson Plans, Interactives, & Exercises
Thinkfinity
Thinkfinity offers comprehensive teaching and learning resources across ALL content areas. The resources are grade-specific and are aligned with and CC.0
Socrative
Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers by engaging their classrooms with a series of educational exercises and games accessible on any mobile or web enabled device.0
Curriki
Curriki, a play on the words 'curriculum' and 'wiki', is a not-for-profit organization that is building the first and only Internet site for Open Source Curriculum (OSC), which will provide universal access to free curricula and instructional materials for grades K-12.0
ReadWriteThink
ReadWriteThink provides educators with best practices and interactive resources for reading and English language arts instruction.II. Explore & Evaluate Digital Content Resources (45+ minutes)
In true Project Based Learning style, you will explore the resources above and answer the essential question:
What tools and resources that will allow me to dig deep into Common Core Standards and foster sound, student-centered, technology-enabled pedagogy?
It is recommended that you find a partner with similar interests and explore your selections together.
Digital Resources Evaluation * (choose Gooru, Internet Archive, NYPL, OR Smithsonian Channel)
Digital Lesson Plans, Interactives, Exercises Evaluation (choose Thinkfinity, Socrative, Curriki, OR ReadWriteThink)
Feel free to explore and evaluate another resource too, just select the the appropriate Google Form above to guide you. HAVE FUN!
* During your exploration you are asked to evaluate resources based on their NC Information and Technology Essential Standards - for more information on this, go to dpi.state.net and/or view the complete standards for grades 9-12
Start combining what you know about Technology Integration in the Classroom and the above resources to start working on a lesson plan.
(15 minutes)
Consider what other folks have to say about the same resource you explored.
Learn about what others saw in resources you did not explore.
View everyone's PART I | Digital Resources Evaluation responses.
View everyone's PART II | Digital Lesson Plans, Interactives, Exercises Evaluation responses.
III. Reflection (10 minutes)
Let's consider how these resources impact how you approach digitally supported learning and teaching:Use the online journaling tool Penzu, (Penzu Tutorial is available in Tutorials link), to capture your thoughts.
Additional Resources:
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has released a new toolkit designed to help educators implement Common Core State Standards within the P21 Framework for 21st Century Skills.Five-Picture Charades is a flexible model for helping teachers create and edit digital media with their students. This article describes pedagogical uses of this activity across the content areas, as well as describe ways to relate Five-Picture Charades to lesson planning and curriculum development projects.
Alexander, C. & Hammond, T.C. (2012). : A Flexible Model for Technology Training in Digital Media Tools and Teaching Strategies. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 12(1), 55-70. AACE. Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/34557.
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